Discuss the following questions, allowing everyone to share their views:
What did you notice about the Standards Based Lesson you described?
Vocab (Andrea)- Not everyone participated, seating arrangment may have caused people not paying attention. The context the teachers used was effective for teaching the kids themeaning of each word.
Thoughtshots (Ariana)- Positive- the class was very willing to participate. Students read a book together and were very engaged and eager to participate in the conversation.
Legos (Jessica)- I liked that the teacher used a less common method of teaching the same standard. She picked out familiar (fun) materiels that would engage the students.
What are your thoughts about SB Teaching?
Different learning styles are not always covered with SBT.
When only "teaching to the test" other life skills and important lessons are sometimes not covered.
Puts pressure on teachers to teach lessons that the may not have planned on teaching or wanted to teach. Gives them less time to cover lessons that may interest them more, or that they may be specialized in.
Gives the teacher a plan of teaching to follow.
Keeps the teachers on an equal playing field all working towards the same goal for each stage of learning.
Students are aware of precisely what is expected of them.
After listening to the teachers in class:
How do your group's views/concerns compare with what some teachers are saying about NCLB?
Our thoughts regarding issues of inequality closely matched the views expressed by the teacher. For example teaching different students to pass the same test does not reflect on the aspects that teachers have to struggle with in different populations (behavioral, learning ability, socio-economic background, parental involvement)
A point we had not brought up was that teachers were not involved in developing the mandates that they would have to teach to.
How should you prepare to be an effective (and engaging) teacher?
We should take extra measures to focus on assessment courses. Take time to learn about the backgrounds (learning styles, customes and ---) so that you can appropriately guide students toward a common goal. Take time to get to know the students, not put themselves 'above' the students and become someone that the students will want to listen to.
Group Reactions to Standards Based Lessons
Discuss the following questions, allowing everyone to share their views:What did you notice about the Standards Based Lesson you described?
Vocab (Andrea)- Not everyone participated, seating arrangment may have caused people not paying attention. The context the teachers used was effective for teaching the kids themeaning of each word.Thoughtshots (Ariana)- Positive- the class was very willing to participate. Students read a book together and were very engaged and eager to participate in the conversation.
Legos (Jessica)- I liked that the teacher used a less common method of teaching the same standard. She picked out familiar (fun) materiels that would engage the students.
What are your thoughts about SB Teaching?
Different learning styles are not always covered with SBT.When only "teaching to the test" other life skills and important lessons are sometimes not covered.
Puts pressure on teachers to teach lessons that the may not have planned on teaching or wanted to teach. Gives them less time to cover lessons that may interest them more, or that they may be specialized in.
Gives the teacher a plan of teaching to follow.
Keeps the teachers on an equal playing field all working towards the same goal for each stage of learning.
Students are aware of precisely what is expected of them.
After listening to the teachers in class:
How do your group's views/concerns compare with what some teachers are saying about NCLB?
Our thoughts regarding issues of inequality closely matched the views expressed by the teacher. For example teaching different students to pass the same test does not reflect on the aspects that teachers have to struggle with in different populations (behavioral, learning ability, socio-economic background, parental involvement)A point we had not brought up was that teachers were not involved in developing the mandates that they would have to teach to.
How should you prepare to be an effective (and engaging) teacher?
We should take extra measures to focus on assessment courses. Take time to learn about the backgrounds (learning styles, customes and ---) so that you can appropriately guide students toward a common goal. Take time to get to know the students, not put themselves 'above' the students and become someone that the students will want to listen to.Group members present:
Recorder receives 3 pts EC; Participants receive 2 pts EC for complete answers.